Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., having the same saturating or combining power as six hydrogen atoms, or a valence of six.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.
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- adjective chemistry having a
valence of 6
Etymologies
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Examples
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The soldiers were stationed there for months before being informed that the site was contaminated with a chemical known as hexavalent chromium.
Paul Rieckhoff: Were Troops Poisoned? Vets Demand KBR Come Clean on Toxins in Iraq 2009
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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Surrounded by Christmas decorations in his living room, Kearney said he felt certain that the family's ailments were triggered by years of exposure to chromium 6, also known as hexavalent chromium, a substance found in compounds used in metal plating and other industrial processes.
latimes.com - News 2010
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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The suite suit alleges that KBR knowingly allowed exposure to the toxic chemical sodium dichromate, also known as hexavalent chromium.
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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It contained heavy concentrations of a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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This Oregonian story raises the question of whether National Guard soldiers dispatched to Iraq to protect private contractors are suffering medical ailments because of their exposure to a commonly used anti-corrosive agent called hexavalent chromium, the same chemical made famous by activist Erin Brockovich.
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